Timeline of BSMCySec Conferences

8-th Edition@ BlackSea Maritime CyberSecurity Conference, June 2024

CYBER ETEE CONFERENCE 17-19 June 2024 / CYBER ETEE SUMMER SCHOOL 17-20 June 2024

The “Securing the Seas: Exploring the Dynamics of Cyber Security in Maritime Environments” conference is a leading international gathering of experts, scholars, and practitioners focused on the critical intersection of cyber security and the maritime industry. The conference aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration among participants from academia, industry, government, and civil society on the maritime sector’s pressing cyber security issues.

7-th Edition@ BlackSea Maritime CyberSecurity Conference, June 2023

CYBER ETEE CONFERENCEv20-22 June 2023 / CYBER ETEE SUMMER SCHOOL 20-23 June 2023

6-th Edition@ BlackSea Maritime CyberSecurity Conference, July 2022

CYBER ETEE CONFERENCE 12-14 JULY 2022 / CYBER ETEE SUMMER SCHOOL 12-15 JULY 2022 (ESDC ACTIVITY 21-22/260/1)

Cybersecurity has become a prime factor in global social and economic stability. The increasing importance of cyber security has been enhanced by the international events of the last period through the collateral effects of the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The Euro-Atlantic area is one of the most exposed areas in terms of cyber risks due to geopolitical conditions and the high degree of technology that attracts inherent threats from state and non-state cyber attackers.

5-th Edition@ BlackSea Maritime CyberSecurity Marathon Conference, June 2021

The maritime domain is one of the main factors of progress in global development, any disturbance of this sector affecting the whole world. Neglected in recent decades of technological development, cybersecurity has become a key concern for sustainable development. The global challenges of recent years have demonstrated the vital need for paradigm shifts in technological development, including cyber security as a key factor in projecting progress.

4-th Edition@ BlackSea Maritime CyberSecurity Marathon Conference, June 2020

The 4-th edition of the conference address the real issues facing security experts today as modern enterprises evolve, as well as showcasing the most innovative and important developments in the security solutions market with pointing fingers to 2030. The conference motto was ”Technology evolves at a fast pace today, and we’d argue that Cyber Security evolves the fastest, and that’s why it’s vital that you attend to the next decade of drafting maritime cyber security.”

3-rd Edition@ BlackSea Maritime CyberSecurity Conference, 16-18 May 2019

Cyber-attacks in the maritime domain are relatively new and infrequent, particularly when compared to the many cyber-attacks against financial institutions, manufacturing companies and private individuals. However, they could disrupt business both at sea and on shore, causing heavy financial losses, and, in worst case, cause loss of life and major environmental disaster.

2-nd Edition@ BlackSea Maritime CyberSecurity Conference, 7-8 June 2018

Although last year maritime community start to understand and address the cybersecurity phenomenon, there are much to understand, develop and aquire in research as well as in education and awareness. The introduction of new technologies such as autonomous ships require new protection measures in the field of maritime cyber security.

1-st Edition@ BlackSea Maritime CyberSecurity Conference, 22-23 March 2017

The maritime domain is a vast network of agencies, shipping companies, insurances companies, offshore and onshore operators, port operators, authorities and other stakeholders that must concentrate their work in synchronicity to prevent maritime cyber-attacks.